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16th September 2024
04:26pm BST
Deliveroo has announced a 99p burger for students as Freshers Week begins for many.
The announcement comes after data released showed 50 per cent of uni students worry about not having enough energy to tackle their first week, with 49 per cent saying a burger is their go-to dish when feeling run-down.
The Boost Burger is a lean beef burger loaded with Kimchi, cheddar cheese, gochujang cabbage and carrot slaw and curly spring onions.
This is sandwiched between an ‘effervescent orange' coloured bun, infused with whole food-based ingredients such as sweet potato, turmeric, and pumpkin.
Students in London, Bristol, Manchester and Edinburgh can get their hands on the burger from 17-23 September for just 99p when they sign up to Deliveroo Students.
When it comes to choosing a takeaway 80 per cent of students consider the price when looking what to order which is why the Boost Burger is the perfect, affordable comfort food for freshers.
The burger has been created in collaboration with registered nutritionist Jenna Hope (RNutr).
Jenna Hope helped develop the recipe, which incorporates healthy and nutritional ingredients, selected with busy uni students in mind.
Deliveroo’s Arabella Jenkins said: “What better way to kick off Freshers than to announce that our university student club, Deliveroo Students, is back with a bang, bringing bigger and better member deals to students than ever.
“To celebrate, we’re dropping a 99p ‘Boost Burger’ packed full of nutrients to help fuel student members across the UK - the ultimate saver meal for uni students in more ways than one!
“We hope this is great news for freshers as our research reveals around a third of uni students don’t have time to cook meals during Freshers Week, with over a quarter admitting they don’t eat enough fruit and veg in the first week of uni, while a further quarter say they tend to feel tired after week one.”
Love Island and University of Liverpool graduate Chloe Burrows hand-delivered the first batch of burgers to students in London during their Freshers Week.
Burrows said: “I WISH I had the Boost Burger when I was at university. It’ll come as no surprise that I was the queen of burning the candle at both ends, so it would’ve really come in handy during my time at the University of Liverpool.
“I had so much fun delivering the first batch of burgers to Freshers with Deliveroo - there’s nothing like a juicy burger to please tired uni students, so I personally think I really saved the day!”
The burgers will be available to students in London on September 17, Bristol on September 19, Manchester on 21 September and Edinburgh on September 23.
Uni students can get their hands on the Boost Burger for just 99p (vs the non-student price of £9.90), when they sign up to become members of Deliveroo Students.
